Settlement Construction Undermining US Brokered Peace Talks

In the United States, questioning Israel is rarely a wise political move, and even suggesting an alternative to the policy of choice for whatever government is in power there at any given time is often enough to provoke angry responses from much of the US Congress, not to mention protests in Israel.

When that happens, Israel will insist the Palestinians are entirely to blame, and a number of members of the US government will parrot this claim publicly. Privately, however, it seems a growing number are seeing beyond their own rhetoric, and sooner or later it seems this must be reflected in a policy change.